8K video is here!
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chadnliz
Addicted Member
Holding off for 16K.
Hell yeah!
mhardy6647
Lunatic Member
Do we need 8k?
(did we need 4k?)
The manufacturers need it, of course, 'cause they need to sell something to a relatively jaded market.
(did we need 4k?)
The manufacturers need it, of course, 'cause they need to sell something to a relatively jaded market.
Sandy G
Retired Member
Hell, I KNOW I can't...(grin)
BillyBatts
ALOHA!
Makes you wonder what's the end game? Seriously. What's the limit? Will there be total 3d projection where the image is literally all around you in holographic projection by 2100? Maybe Feelavision where you actually feel what the actors feel? Great for romance movies, bad for Police movies where the hero takes a bullet. How about Smellovision. Yikes. That could be dangerous on some shows, but great for cooking shows. Advertisers would love this kind of technology.
Maybe the end game is implanting the memory of the movie or show in your brain like "Total Recall" except instead of watching something, it's more like you were actually there with the actors or you become the main character, as far as your memory is concerned. Who knows.
None of us will be around to see it, feel it, smell it or have it implanted. It just makes you wonder what the end game is, if there is one.
Maybe the end game is implanting the memory of the movie or show in your brain like "Total Recall" except instead of watching something, it's more like you were actually there with the actors or you become the main character, as far as your memory is concerned. Who knows.
None of us will be around to see it, feel it, smell it or have it implanted. It just makes you wonder what the end game is, if there is one.
This ^^.
We are pretty much at the point where the human eye can no longer discern a meaningful difference.
chadnliz
Addicted Member
Porn would be way different
vincei
aka MasterControlMedia
The bigger the screen the more resolution you need. 4k on a 65" screen looks great. By comparison, full HD looks jagged on the same size screen. Like anything else prices will drop. The issue is the processing needed to display that many pixels right now. I know I need more resolution, MORE, MORE, MORE!
Eywadude
Lunatic Member
8K technology was actually simultaneously announced with 4K when it debuted at CES in 2012. As for 1080p, and I know I am going to be in the minority with this statement, but I was never all that impressed with 1080p HD sets. They were certainly an upgrade from CTR TV's as far as resolution, but I didn't like a lot of the artifacting and crappy color gradations from them. However, with that said, I have been impressed with 4K. The most surprising thing is that unlike HD sets where there were maybe only a few that I liked, I seem to be impressed with the resolution and color reproduction from almost every 4K set I have had the pleasure to view. And that is with a crappy big box store feed! It is said that at normal viewing distances that the human eye can't detect the difference between 4K and 8K, but I beg to differ. Even at roughly an 8 foot distance I can still see pixilation in 4K resolution. Up close you can see it even more so. It is still very impressive though, don't get me wrong.
I still have my old 32" Panasonic Tau CRT TV because I refused to buy into an industry where technology was moving so fast. As soon as prices dropped on 1080p HD, 3D came out. Then the prices dropped on 3D HD and then 4K came out. Now I am faced with the decision to either buy into 4K or wait for 8K. If it were 4K I'd like to wait for a 4K OLED TV (w/P-OLED and W-OLED) with 3D because yes, there are a couple movies that I enjoy watching in 3D. That, and their processors generally lead to better picture quality, even in 2D viewing.
4K is VERY tempting, and I have definitely waited long enough to upgrade. But do I want to buy into 4K if/when the industry and all content is eventually going to move toward 8K? I don't know. I guess I'll be holding into my old CRT for a while yet (at least another 10 years lol).
Oh well, at least I still get great color reproduction from it. 
I still have my old 32" Panasonic Tau CRT TV because I refused to buy into an industry where technology was moving so fast. As soon as prices dropped on 1080p HD, 3D came out. Then the prices dropped on 3D HD and then 4K came out. Now I am faced with the decision to either buy into 4K or wait for 8K. If it were 4K I'd like to wait for a 4K OLED TV (w/P-OLED and W-OLED) with 3D because yes, there are a couple movies that I enjoy watching in 3D. That, and their processors generally lead to better picture quality, even in 2D viewing.
4K is VERY tempting, and I have definitely waited long enough to upgrade. But do I want to buy into 4K if/when the industry and all content is eventually going to move toward 8K? I don't know. I guess I'll be holding into my old CRT for a while yet (at least another 10 years lol).
Oh well, at least I still get great color reproduction from it.
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petehall347
the brandy coffee man
am still waiting on holographic tv to hit the market .. it was done years ago .. so why is it not offered now ? unless i missed it .:scratch2:
whoaru99
Epic Member
8K technology was actually simultaneously announced with 4K when it debuted at CES in 2012. As for 1080p, and I know I am going to be in the minority with this statement, but I was never all that impressed with 1080p HD sets. They were certainly an upgrade from CTR TV's as far as resolution, but I didn't like a lot of the artifacting and crappy color gradations from them. However, with that said, I have been impressed with 4K. The most surprising thing is that unlike HD sets where there were maybe only a few that I liked, I seem to be impressed with the resolution and color reproduction from almost every 4K set I have had the pleasure to view. And that is with a crappy big box store feed! It is said that at normal viewing distances that the human eye can't detect the difference between 4K and 8K, but I beg to differ. Even at roughly an 8 foot distance I can still see pixilation in 4K resolution. Up close you can see it even more so. It is still very impressive though, don't get me wrong.
I still have my old 32" Panasonic Tau CRT TV because I refused to buy into an industry where technology was moving so fast. As soon as prices dropped on 1080p HD, 3D came out. Then the prices dropped on 3D HD and then 4K came out. Now I am faced with the decision to either buy into 4K or wait for 8K. If it were 4K I'd like to wait for a 4K OLED TV (w/P-OLED and W-OLED) with 3D because yes, there are a couple movies that I enjoy watching in 3D. That, and their processors generally lead to better picture quality, even in 2D viewing.
4K is VERY tempting, and I have definitely waited long enough to upgrade. But do I want to buy into 4K if/when the industry and all content is eventually going to move toward 8K? I don't know. I guess I'll be holding into my old CRT for a while yet (at least another 10 years lol).
Yeah, sounds like.you'll have your current TV for quite some if you're waiting for technology to stop so you can catch up. :scratch2:
Eywadude
Lunatic Member
^Well TBH, we came out of an era where CRT TV's were the standard for 50 years, and then 1080p came along. Since that time, the pace of TV technology has been fairly startling. In that 10+ years there have been numerous new technologies and refinements that came along seemingly every few months during that time. Now we are in an era of 4K and OLED, with 8K on the cusp. I have the feeling that OLED is going to become the new norm, and 8K could very well follow suit. I could be wrong about that, but being that the case, I have decided to wait things out for a while (10 years? lol) to see where technology takes us. If 8K OLED becomes the new norm, I am all in. However, if technology continues to somehow develop beyond 8K OLED, I am going to have to put my foot down at some point. If the industry decides to go from 4K to 8K and all the content goes the same direction, then I ask you: why in blue blazes would I want to buy into 4K now? It's the same reason why I haven't bought into 1080p/3D/4K as those technologies came to be affordable (for me), because new technologies keep being introduced.
However, TV technology WILL slow down because 8K is quite literally at the very limit of what the human eye can decipher beyond that point. That's pretty much it, unless scientists figure out a way to improve human vision to the level of a bald eagle or something.
As far as OLED is concerned, it is hard to see there being a much better technology beyond that for a while because it eliminates the need for native backlighting (OLED pixels are literally their own light source), while actually improving pixel lag to the point of being completely imperceptible - down to 0.001ms, which is literally 1,000 times faster than current LED/LCD TV's. Anyway, if 8K 3D OLED becomes available at a reasonable price in the next 10+ years, and if technology seems to stabilize (I can't see why it won't after 8K), then I am all in. If not, I'll just stay in the stone age and keep from spending thousands of dollars on TV's and upgrading source material every 5 years, thank you very much.
However, TV technology WILL slow down because 8K is quite literally at the very limit of what the human eye can decipher beyond that point. That's pretty much it, unless scientists figure out a way to improve human vision to the level of a bald eagle or something.
As far as OLED is concerned, it is hard to see there being a much better technology beyond that for a while because it eliminates the need for native backlighting (OLED pixels are literally their own light source), while actually improving pixel lag to the point of being completely imperceptible - down to 0.001ms, which is literally 1,000 times faster than current LED/LCD TV's. Anyway, if 8K 3D OLED becomes available at a reasonable price in the next 10+ years, and if technology seems to stabilize (I can't see why it won't after 8K), then I am all in. If not, I'll just stay in the stone age and keep from spending thousands of dollars on TV's and upgrading source material every 5 years, thank you very much.
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